Table 1.

Percentage of children giving socially desirable response per item on the Children’s Social Desirability Short (CSD-S) scale in the main study

CSD-S scale items	Socially desirable response	Percentage of children giving socially desirable response
		One-on-one interview assessment	Classroom assessment
1. Have you ever felt like saying unkind things to a person?	No	54.6	26.3
2. Are you always careful about keeping your clothing neat and your room picked up?	Yes	89.6	85.0
3. Do you sometimes feel like staying home from school even if you are not sick?	No	41.6	36.3
4. Do you ever say anything that makes somebody else feel bad?	No	74.0	71.3
5. Are you always polite, even to people who are not very nice?	Yes	81.8	63.8
6. Sometimes, do you do things you’ve been told not to do?	No	36.4	33.8
7. Do you always listen to your parents?	Yes	79.2	67.5
8. Do you sometimes wish you could just play around instead of having to go to school?	No	45.5	32.5
9. Have you ever broken a rule?	No	46.8	30.0
10. Do you sometimes feel angry when you don’t get your way?	No	44.2	30.0
11. Do you sometimes feel like making fun of other people?	No	81.8	75.0
12. Do you always do the right things?	Yes	61.0	45.0
13. Are there some times when you don’t like to do what your parents tell you?	No	41.6	35.0
14. Do you sometimes get mad when people don’t do what you want them to do?	No	64.9	51.3